Tipped lacing.



Paname@ mg. 95, 19M.

5. vA. GALLSON.

TIPPED LACING.

`APPLICATION FILED PBB.20,1912.

:in fled Fsbrum.' 20, 19MB. Serial No. 579,53*?.

T0 aggwvmn'mw/ C., (-p,, wmp the bhmk armlnil he ribbon, prefer- .ia i known hat L li" fi iii "ffmc, :ilily 'with die eilgosof tlirblzmkOverlapping,

a @Mmm 04; he Umm/Ll, f5 '130 cimigiiess or (condense the ribbsin and iii- ()f Emmi-, in @he munir ii timutcly imite the inner surface of the cellu- Sin o" i''mssiichussglm ioi wih @Elie surface ribera cf the ribbon, the G0 @inbedding (if smid fibers in Lim inner surface of h@ @iler iimeriul resuling in iirmly re- Lacings, of which i'ie -fillwfiiig cation. mining iii@ @Zip in place.

abject invemirm is invention urifer cinisislgs in lle tipped provide izmir oi" i. mnfzrifi iz oiistruu sulisnuiiiallyzis clescrilvcl 65 which muy '3.a f; i i in mor im iii/ritmi im@ pointed 0i i the :ip fiemed claims.

' i; ai r @f tlm fabric, sai@ @ii themzroii'ipanying dri wir;gan-Figures 0r ."it ie caio ti )si being intimiiig-@ly mimi with die .i mii 2 illusrzita two shapes nf bianlis which l cam@ i. be pui ed olli', fue muy lie cui from a celiuiid strip fm mak' in. @She zips bein-gg iiirsli with. ing, respecibiveiy. sarziigh' and tapan-ed tips. fabric m-"f riai 'mi here Figs. 23, i and E cletaiii and Views of :i will@ im) proiecirig iiits of izib'eriiil. Mimik in hm@ {lili/rent singes of itS sluip- Lacingejs 'Qr Siwss.) miWeS, zuid-@ther artiing; uml nppiiminfo lie ribbon. S clrS, as mow; moirmwiily mii comprisia mul, Y :m3, side 'elevar-Zier@ snowing jtlie biiilis 20v strips mi fabrif; Lerxiiezl braid e @fr ribbon if l and applied "no h@ ribbon prior Klik-,ii will iiarirw iii ruiming to farm two tips. Fig. 8 is a view the ggeiierir term mi :iii Qi'iizirgg'eii scale of mi@ and iii? zi comribbnii am'iir liir @iiiif i, nanny plrliil tipped lacing, lili@ shezili or 'tip being with sheet iiifcta', ii 'l t@ izicilitii@ :hmm iii acin. Z lli@ three: iigfi irimgli in carrying mit my inventive., l Cir fram UQ gra eyelicn. .Qliiee metal :i strip 0i asiluluid, u. Munk such :is the m iips ribbon i i shown at if. iii l, 0r the form slim in 30 with die fabric m lie rilybmi. This rezxb- Gallon, ur iberloid. Hereinafter the term 85 man th mami causes h@ iips to li@ Celluloid l iriil be employed alone, for the tremely rough, s0 that liey uro unsightly purposc of braviy 0i' descriptioii,y and mit ami (za-.usa mor@ wear @I iiyit coatings for the purpose 0f iimisation to ai Specic imi smouth f'ipss ima/l iw@ nora liable ir. iijff'p of; sheet materiali, it being uml/afstand im wiu'ii iii@ ifi mir coniiecei therewith. Withou @he empioyrrient of my iiibiier adhesive. I f

By siiimi@ means or n'iahinery not necfes- 100 i sary "be describe herein she 'biank'is first i given n trciigh form is indiizazeri iii Fim. 3. sheet urrn and which iii# alii; iiiii- Then a ienglfx ribbon 5 is iail i'nhe maiy united with lah@ rame/riad ci: hliziped blank., one edge Gr ig 50 fabric. 'mar to a '905i on such Sirio The present ii'ii'ei ion :i Susi. @fore @iris operation., a. Sr

rolled over liprmjsire ously rolled lip thus completing the formation of the tube, as indicated in Figs. 5, G and 7. During the shaping of the blank as just described, it is subjected to the action of heat, which, in connection with the action of the solvent and the pressure to which the rolled blank and thc` incloscd ribbon are subjected, gives a` permanent form to the tube and leaves it with practically no longitudinal seam. The heat and the action of thc solvent `softens enough ofthe -inner surface of the tube to enable the pressure of the tools or machinery employed in carrying out the process to condense the ribbon and intimately unite the inner surface of the cellu` loid with the surface of the robbon, so that the fibers are embedded in the inner surface of the celluloid, thus resulting in so firmly connecting the parts that the tip cannot be pulled ofi' after the cutting operation, presently described. After the tube has been a-pplied'as indicated in Figs. 5, (S a-nd'f, the tube and the inclosed condensed ribbon are eut at the middength of the tube at the point indicated by the dotted lines in Figs. 6

l and 7, so that the act of cutting the tube and the ribbon therein results in finishing the adjacent ends of two lacings. As indicated in Fig. 8, this results in the material of the lacing being flush with the end of the tip a3 so that there is no tuft of fabric material projecting beyond the tip.`

When the operation indicated in Fig. 5 is performed, the pressure, in connection with the heat and the solvent, `results in forming a tube with practically no seam visible because the rst formed or bent lip is pressed into the fabric, and the last formed or bent lip isembeddedfinto the surface of the first formed lip, as indicated in Fig.'6. This leaves an externally smoothsurface of the tip.

It is to be understood that if desired, the external surface might be provided with shallow lines or figures to ornament the same, but this is not necessary, in order to insure the permanency of the connection of the tip with the ribbon. Said connection is effected solely b the intimate, union ofthe fibers of the ribbon with the inner Wall of the tube, thisbeing due tothe heat and the solvent and the pressure imparted -When the blank is converted from the form shown in F1g.l3 to the form shown in Fig. 5, in which latter figure I have indicated said intimate union by the irregular line between the tube a2 and ribbon Z). The only difference illustrated by comparing Figs. G and Y is that if the tube a2 is cylindrical as shown in Fig. and then cut at the mid-length, each section of the ribbon 7) will have a straight tip. lf the tube be of the form indicated in Fig. T and then eut at its mid length, each seetion of ribbon will have tapered tip as indicated at (f3 in Fig. 8.

For a more complete understanding of houv a machine may be constructed and operated to produce the tipped lacings, reference may be had to U. S. Patents 1,030,513 and 1,030,514, granted to me June 25, 1912.

I claim 1. A fabric lacing having a tip of sheet material Wrapped around it,v said material being of a nature that Will permit it to be partially softened by the application of heat and a solvent, the fabric being held in compressed condition by the said Wrapped sheet material and intimately united with the inner surface thereof.

2. A fabric lacing having a tip of sheet celluloid Wrapped around it, the fabric being held in compressed 'condition by the celluloid and intimately united with the inner surface thereof.

3. A fabric lacing having a tip of sheet celluloid Wrapped around 1t, the celluloid tip having overlapping portions, the fabric being held incompressed conditionv by the celluloid and intimately united With the inner surface thereof.

Ll. A fabric lacing having a tip of sheet celluloid Wrapped around 1t, the celluloid tip having overlapping portions, the yoverlyingportion being embedded in the portion under it, the fabric being held in compressed condition by the celluloid andV intimately united with the innersurface thereof.

In testimony whereof I have aiiixed my` W'itnesscsv A. W. HARRISON, l). W. PEzzE'rrI. 

